GENEVA: A UN human rights spokesperson said on Friday she was very worried about attacks on independent UN experts after European governments criticized Francesca Albanese who is mandated to report on human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
“We are very worried. We are concerned that UN officials, independent experts and judicial officials, are increasingly subjected to personal attacks, threats and misinformation that distracts from the serious human rights issues,” said UN human rights office spokesperson Marta Hurtado at a Geneva press briefing.
This follows criticism from Germany and other states this week over Albanese’s alleged criticism of Israel. She denies having made the remarks.
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